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Ian Shlasko

I'll just get it on Steam, without leaving my apartment :)

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ragnaroknrol

You damn youngins and yer fancy things like Steam. (I'm afraid at what my pocketbook would look like if I got it...)

If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.

Ian Shlasko

Probably a lot heavier... Unless I REALLY want a game, I only buy it on Steam when it's on sale. You wouldn't believe the sales they have on there... As long as you're not buying the latest titles, you can get some great games for 50% or even 75% off... I bought the entire Overlord collection last weekend (2 games + 1 expansion pack) for, I think, $7 or $8, and that's only a few years old.

Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

ragnaroknrol

overlord? With the minions and the commanding as the evil baddie? "ting" (That was the sound of my heart shattering.)

If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.

Ian Shlasko

Yep yep... I'd never heard of it before, but I'm really enjoying the first one :) I love the dialog... Little imps that speak in baby-talk while raping, pillaging, and slaughtering... It's just a beautiful contrast... When they kill something, steal its life force, and bring it over to you, saying "For yoooooou!" or "For da overlord!" And the silly little one-liners... You kill this corrupted paladin, and while I forget his name (Let's say it was "Eric"), your guide says "Well done! Sir Eric the Black is now Sir Eric the Dead!" Hilarious game :)

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ragnaroknrol

I played the first level or 2 on the xbox of that version. I would have played more but my wife wanted to leave the store... My son was digging it. He's gonna grow up to be a sociopath, just like his old man!

If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.

Gonzoox

"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. " "640K ought to be enough for anybody. " Bill Gates I know it's not related, but I had to say something and nothing clever came up

I want to die like my grandfather- asleep, not like the passengers in his car, screaming!

Ian Shlasko

Heh, well, I highly recommend it. It gets more tactical later on. At the beginning, it's pretty much "See bad guy, send all of your minions, wait for it to die." Later on, you have four different types of minions, twelve different spells (Four types, three levels each, where each level actually works differently), and bad guys with tricks. As for your son... Well, depends on how old/mature he is. I mean, it's basically cartoon-style violence, not the least bit realistic... The whole thing is kind of an exaggerated parody of Lord of the Rings: Ten years later, told from the perspective of Sauron. If you want to try it, now's the time... I think it's still on sale, so like $2 for just the first game, or around $7-8 for that plus the expansion pack and the sequel.

Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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Ian Shlasko

"Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V." -- "V", from V for Vendetta Beat that quote :)

Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)